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Brazil deploys 7.000 troops along southern borders to combat organized crime
The Brazilian government displayed this weekend thousands of troops with air support along the borders with Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay in a concerted effort to combat organized crime. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesJust an 'academic' question:
Sep 20th, 2011 - 01:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Why is it that we deploy our 7000 troops *along the borders* with the surrounding countries, and not at 'choke points' ?
The borders are arguably the least defensible zones where they exist in deep 'jungle' sertao, pampas, etc, - though a little more so if they are rivers.
The implication is that movement of drugs come only one way - from the develish surrounding countries, into the innocent Brasil.
Is this a reality? I think not.
Arguably, the greater flow of drugs enters/leaves at point-locations like Guarulhos airport. and Santos marine port.
But if we are to have Israeli-built drone air strikes (like Pakistan/Afghanistan) I would certainly prefer them to be at the uninhabited border rather than in Santos/SP.
Is this the start of Brazil's Continental ambitions and the end of Argentina as a Nation State.
Sep 20th, 2011 - 02:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0One plus point is that you'll have a really good soccer team.
BRAZINA!!!!
Geoff, let me give you a different perspective in reference to the choke points you just mentioned. Should the countries of Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay be involved in the operation also?
Sep 20th, 2011 - 02:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@2 lol!!!!!!!
Sep 20th, 2011 - 02:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0[] - 1 Geooofffff
Sep 20th, 2011 - 06:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0do you remember the name was
José Maria Alberto Nacimento de Torres !!
who was he ??
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be ready... i'll ask you some names from Brasil
at the forthcoming articles...... !!
those uniforms look like american,
Sep 20th, 2011 - 08:53 pm - Link - Report abuse 0does the americans supply brazils uniformes.
just a thought
,geo2 #5
Sep 20th, 2011 - 10:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Long time ago; student days.
Personally, I think the present Barcelona team is much stronger.
The uniforms of Brazilian Army are manufactureds in Brazil.
Sep 21st, 2011 - 01:50 am - Link - Report abuse 0And Brazil, like all south americans countries, support Argentina in the re-conquer of the Malvinas Islands. Because saxons localized in North América not in South-Iberoamérica.
Thanks.
Lots of Saxons in Brazil and Argentina.... and Prussians, and Bavarians.... they arrived on boats about 60 years ago.....
Sep 21st, 2011 - 08:22 am - Link - Report abuse 0'along the borders with Argentina .... to combat organized crime.'
I guess they are after 'The Kirchner Gang' ....
Let's hope they kill lots and lots of arg........sorry, criminals. Note to politically correct self: Must stop thinking of argies as yellow-bellied, dirt-bag scum. Who would want to get close enough to an argie to find out the colour of his belly. The broad yellow stripe down the back is all we need. Makes an excellent target!
Sep 21st, 2011 - 04:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0And there are lots of Brazilians there as well,
Sep 22nd, 2011 - 08:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0What a shame like you they are ALL immigrants, of decent of immigrants,
We say,, what about the indigenises, people
Whose land and life you stole, and are stealing from now,
Why don’t you ask them how they feel,
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“With these operations we want to cut the Colombia, Bolivia and Peru drugs’ circuit ” ('Northern' borders)
Sep 22nd, 2011 - 10:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Oh, so we stop this by blocking our Southern borders with Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay.
Easy to seem to be adressing the problem, but it seems to me like we are blocking up the wrong rat hole.
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